Revised Version 1895

Job 7:12-16

12Am I aseaהֲֽיָם־hayam-H3220, or a sea-monster, that thou settest awatchמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929overmeעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921?

13When Isayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, Mybedמִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃mish.ka.ViH4904shallcomfortתְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִיte.na.cha.Me.niH5162meH5162, mycouchעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210shalleaseיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375my complaint;

14Then thou scarestmeH2472withdreamsבַחֲלֹמ֑וֹתva.cha.lo.MotH2472, and terrifiestmeH2472throughvisionsוּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹתu.me.chez.yo.NotH2384:

15So that mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315chooseth strangling, anddeathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194rather than these mybonesמֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃Me.'atz.mo.TaiH6106.

16I loathe mylifeH3117; I wouldnotH3808liveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421alway:letH3808meמִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.niH4480aloneחֲדַ֥לcha.DalH2308; for mydaysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117arevanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.

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